Wall for tanks, storage-bins, or warehouses.



lPATENTE) APR. 21, 1903,

A P. KEBs.- WALL P011 TANKS, STORAGE -BINs, o11 WAREHoUsEs.

V APVPLIUATION FILEDAMAY e, 11:01.

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l lv yE/v TOR FREDERICK KEES.

MM .A TToRN E Lwrm Esszs UNiTE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK 'KEES, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

WALL FOR TANK-s, s'ToRAGE-B'IN'SQOR wAREHoUsEs.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,071, dated April21, 1903.

vftnplication filed May 6, 1901.

To @ZZ wwwt it' 71mg] concern:

Be it known thatL-EREDERICK Knnsof Minneapolis, county of Hennepin,State of Minnesota, have "invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Walls for Tanks, Storage-Bins, or Warehouses, of which the followingis a specification;

The invention relates to walls for storage tanks or bins; andfthe objectof the invention is to provide a wall capable of resisting extreme'lateral orvbulging strain and one that can be quickly and economicallybuilt.

Other objects of the inventionwill appear from the following detaileddescription;

The invention consists generally in a wall comprising tension-barsarranged at intervals and having holes suitably spaced and a wirestrungrthrough said holes from bar to lbar and stretched to greater thanits normal length, said bars and Wire being embedded in a suitableilling material.

Further, therinvention consists 'in providing tension-bars and doublerows of wires eX- tending between the same around the bin and undertension, the outer wire in each wall of a series of .polygonal binsforming the inner wire for the abutting wall. 4

Further, the invention consists in the novel construction'ofthetension-bars.

Further, the invention consists in various:

constructions and combinations, all asvhereinafter 5 described, andlparticularly pointedj out in the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, forming: part of thisspecitication,vFi'gure lis a hori-f zontal section of a bin having wallsemb0dy` l ing my invention, the filling material on one side beingbroken away, exposing the wires. Fig. 2 is a section on the line oc ofFigi.`

Figf is a detail showing'the manner of string'- ing the wires andconnecting them to the' te'nf- Fig. 4 is a detail showing themodiI" Fig.5 is a .detailk bins.

In the drawings Irhavefshown a hexagonalv bvin-orrtanlqasone having thatnumberfv sides is preferable on 'account of the convenience in iittingthe walls of the adjoining tanks together and the economy in space. Itwill be understood, however, that I do not conine myself to abin of thisform, as my invenseriai No. 58.914. nio man.)

tion is applicable'` toythose having a greater or less number of sides.At the intersection ofthe bin-walls, where this form is employed, Iprovide upright supports, which I prefer to designate by the termtension-bars, as they 'do not aid in supporting the bin-walls, butmerely permit tension to. be applied to the wires that are stru ngbetween them and serve tosupport and separate the wires. These bars,comprising wings 2, radiating in oppositedire'ctions from the commoncenter, form a three-winged bar that is triangular in lcross-section.Each win'g is provided with a series of holes 3 at suitable intervalstherein, and the bars are placed upright at the junction-points of thewalls. The holes 3 are opposite each other, and through these holes Ipass wires 4, beginning at the bottom and Stringing them through theholes around and around, the bin to thetop. As shown in Fig. l, the wirestrung between the inner 'wings will be carried continuously around theinside of the bin from bottom` to top. The outside Wires, however, willbe strung along one side 'of one bin and then along the adjoining sideof the ynext bin,and so on around ,toA the starting-point. As the wiresare strung between the bars they may be put "under/the desired tensionby any7 suitable v V'homogeneous wall will loeA provided for the bin,which will 'be bonded 'or'.tiedttogether at .all points and capable ofresisting'4 extreme jlateral strain from either side.

"It frequently happens" that a bin will be VV'full and the adjoining oneenpty, s that the bin-,walls must be capable lot' resisting pressurefrom either side. The divergence or ra- 'diation of the wings 2 from acentralpoint :causes a V-shaped recess to be formed between them. rlheends'ofjlthezwall iitting vinto these recesses assumethelshape ofswedges, and when the filling materialf'has become hardened thewallsjwilhbe Alocked between the wings or flanges of the tensionbars.

In Fig. 4 I have shown bars made up of fiat plates .6, that areconnected by angle-plates IOO 7 at intervals. The wires are strungthrough these bars in the manner heretofore described.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a bar having wings 8, that are adapted for usewith square bins, there being four wings instead of three.

I prefer to use a light material for the tension-bars, their onlyfunction being to support and separate the wires. The wires of coursewill vary in size according to the size of the bin and the pressure towhich its walls will be subjected.

A wall of this kind may be used in the construction of tanks of variouskinds, as well as grain-bins, and also in storage or ware houses.

The holes in the wings I have shown opposite each other in parallelrows; but they may be alternately arranged and at different distancesfrom the edges of the wings, if preferred.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. Aseries of abutting hexagonal tanks or bins,comprising upright bars at the meetingpoints of their walls, said barshaving wings or flanges radiating from a common center,

double rows of wires strung under tension between said bars and passingthrough holes provided at intervals in said wings, and a concretefilling wherein said bars and Wires are embedded.

2. Aseries of abutting storage bins or tanks polygonal in form,comprising fianged bars at the intersections of the walls, and wiresstrung side by side in rows from bar to bar through holes providedtherein and stretched to greater than their normal length, the outerwire in each bin-wall forming the inner wire for the abutting wall, anda suitable filling material.

3. A polygonal tank or bin, comprising up' top of the wall and stretchedto greater than its normal length, and a suitable filling materialwherein said wire and bars are embedded.

5. A series of abutting tanks or bins, comprising upright bars at themeeting-points of their walls, said bars having radiating wings orfianges provided with rows of holes or perforations, double rows ofwires strung under tension between said bars and passingthrough saidholes around the bins, and a concrete filling wherein said bars andwires are embedded, substantially as described.

6. A tank or bin wall, comprising bars arranged at intervals, wiresrunning continuously around the bin in horizontal rows and suitablyspaced, said wires connecting said bars and supported and separatedthereby and strung under tension between them,and a filling materialwherein said bars and wires are embedded.

7. A polygonal tank or bin, comprising upright bars arranged atintervals each having wings or flanges radiating from a common centerand provided with a series of holes, wires strung under tension throughsaid holes around the bin continuously from top to bottom thereof, and asuitable plastic material wherein said bars and Wires are embedded,substantially as described.

S. A series of abutting tanks or bins polygonal in form, comprisingupright bars at the meeting-points of the walls and triangular incross-section and provided with Vertical rows of holes, double rows ofwires' strung under tension between said bars and through the holestherein, the outer row in each bin forming a portion of the walls oftheabutting bins,

and a fillingmaterial wherein said bars and wires are embedded,substantially as' described. f

9. A tank or bin wall, comprising tensionbars composed of blades 6radiating from a common center and having a series of holes,angle-plates 7 securing said blades together, said bars being arrangedat intervals, and wires strung through said holes from bar to bar andstretched to greater than their normal length, and a suitable fillingmaterial.

In witness whereof I have hereunto sot my hand this 1st day of May,1901.

FREDERICK KEES. In presence of RICHARD PAUL, M. C. No'oNAN.

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